District Of Columbia 2023-2024 Regular Session

District Of Columbia Council Bill CER25-0071 Compare Versions

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5		-	A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION
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	4	+	Chairman Phil Mendelson Councilmember Christina Henderson 2
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	8	+	Councilmember Janeese Lewis George Councilmember Charles Allen 6
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	12	+	Councilmember Robert C. White, Jr. Councilmember Trayon White, Sr. 10
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	16	+	Councilmember Zachary Parker Councilmember Brooke Pinto 14
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	20	+	Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie Councilmember Brianne K. Nadeau 18
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	24	+	A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION 22
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	28	+	IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 26
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	32	+	To recognize the need to honor dedicated speech-language pathologists, thank the American 30
	33	+	Speech-Language Hearing Association and speech therapy awareness and advocacy 31
	34	+	groups for their selfless work, and declare May 18, 2023 as Speech Language Pathologist 32
	35	+	Appreciation Day in the District of Columbia. 33
	36	+	34
	37	+	WHEREAS, Communication serves as a litmus test of how humans process information, 35
	38	+	and is the key to maintaining relationships, improving literacy rates, and expressing one’s 36
	39	+	thoughts, emotions, aspirations, and ideas. 37
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	41	+	WHEREAS, Speech Language Pathologists are trained healthcare providers that 39
	42	+	work with patients whether they are in school, the hospital, senior living facilities, the patient’s 40
	43	+	home or their private clinic office; 41
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	45	+	WHEREAS, Speech Language Pathologists, nationwide and within the District, prevent, 43
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	47	+	detect, assess, and treat adults, children and teens with a stutter, dysarthria, hearing loss and 44
	48	+	impairment, ADHD, ADD, autism, swallowing disorders, selective mutism, dyslexia, and those 45
	49	+	with speech impairments from traumatic brain injuries and strokes; 46
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	51	+	WHEREAS, according to American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA), 48
	52	+	90% of Speech Language Pathologists in the United States are women; 49
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	54	+	WHEREAS, whether Speech Language Pathologists provide treatment or conduct 51
	55	+	clinical research, they are essential in providing those with communication disorders and hearing 52
	56	+	loss with the tools necessary for success; 53
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	58	+	WHEREAS, according to ASHA, over 40 million Americans have dyslexia, 37 million 55
	59	+	Americans report trouble hearing, and 3 million Americans stutter, but most go undiagnosed; 56
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	61	+	WHEREAS, according to ASHA, nearly 5% of children have a noticeable speech 58
	62	+	disorder by the time they enter the first grade in the United States; 59
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	64	+	WHEREAS, according to the National Institute of Health, white children with a voice, 61
	65	+	speech, language, or swallowing disorder are more likely to have received intervention services 62
	66	+	in the past 12 months compared to Black and Hispanic children. 63
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	68	+	WHEREAS, children of families with low income are more likely to have speech and 65
	69	+	language disorders than the general population; 66
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	71	+	WHEREAS, over 125,000 children live in the District of Columbia, and there are 825 68
	72	+	speech language pathologists licensed by District of Columbia Board of Audiology and Speech-69
	73	+	Language Pathology; 70
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	75	+	WHEREAS, families and those seeking individual therapy outside of school for speech 72
	76	+	language disorders have three speech therapy providers to choose from in Ward 2, four providers 73
	77	+	in Wards 3 and 6, five providers in Ward 5, and none in Wards 7 and 8; 74
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	79	+	WHEREAS, under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the 76
	80	+	District is dedicated to supporting children and adolescents between 0-21 with quality early 77
	81	+	intervention services and special education services, bolstering the Strong Start DC Early 78
	82	+	Intervention Program, and ensuring that residents of low-income households have a clear 79
	83	+	pathway to speech therapy providers; 80
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	85	+	WHEREAS, the scholarship, selflessness, and zeal of the District’s speech language 82
	86	+	pathologists has shepherded those with speech, voice, language, swallowing, and hearing 83
	87	+	disorders on the path to success; 84
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	89	+	RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 86
	90	+	resolution may be cited as the “Speech Language Pathologist Appreciation Day Recognition 87
	91	+	Resolution of 2023”. 88
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9		-	IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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11		-	June 6, 2023
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13		-	To recognize the need to honor dedicated speech-language pathologists, thank the American
14		-	Speech-Language Hearing Association and speech therapy awareness and advocacy
15		-	groups for their selfless work, and declare May 18, 2023 as Speech Language Pathologist
16		-	Appreciation Day in the District of Columbia.
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18		-	WHEREAS, communication serves as a litmus test of how humans process information,
19		-	and is the key to maintaining relationships, improving literacy rates, and expressing one’s
20		-	thoughts, emotions, aspirations, and ideas ;
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22		-	WHEREAS, Speech Language Pathologists are trained healthcare providers that
23		-	work with patients whether they are in school, the hospital, senior living facilities, the patient’s
24		-	home or their private clinic office;
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26		-	WHEREAS, Speech L anguage P athologists, nationwide and within the District, prevent,
27		-	detect, assess, and tr eat adults, children and teens with a stutter, dysarthria, hearing loss and
28		-	impairment, ADHD, ADD, autism, swallowing disorders, selective mutism, dyslexia, and those
29		-	with speech impairments from traumatic brain injuries and strokes;
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31		-	WHEREAS, according to American Speech- Language Hearing Association (ASHA),
32		-	90% of Speech Language Pathologists in the United States are women;
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34		-	WHEREAS, whether Speech Language Pathologists provide treatment or conduct
35		-	clinical research, they are essential in providing those with communication disorders and hearing
36		-	loss with the tools necessary for success;
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38		-	WHEREAS, according to ASHA, over 40 million Americans have dyslexia, 37 millio n
39		-	Americans report trouble hearing, and 3 million Americans stutter, but most go undiagnosed;
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41		-	WHEREAS, according to ASHA, nearly 5% of children have a noticeable speech
42		-	disorder by the time they enter the first grade in the United States;
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49		-	WHEREAS, according to the National Institute of Health, white children with a voice,
50		-	speech, language, or swallowing disorder are more likely to have received intervention services
51		-	in the past 12 months compared to Black and Hispanic children;
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53		-	WHEREAS, children of fa milies with low income are more likely to have speech and
54		-	language disorders than the general population;
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56		-	WHEREAS, over 125,000 children live in the District of Columbia, and there are 825
57		-	speech l anguage pathologists licensed by District of Columbia Board of Audiology and Speech-
58		-	Language Pathology;
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60		-	WHEREAS, families and those seeking individual therapy outside of school for speech
61		-	language disorders have three speech therapy providers to choose from in Ward 2, four providers
62		-	in Wards 3 and 6, five providers in Ward 5, and none in Wards 7 and 8;
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64		-	WHEREAS, under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the
65		-	District is dedicated to supporting children and adolescents between 0- 21 with quality early
66		-	intervention services and special education services, bolstering the Strong Start DC Early
67		-	Intervention Program, and ensuring that residents of low -income households have a clear
68		-	pathway to speech therapy providers;
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70		-	WHEREAS, the scholarship, s elflessness, and zeal of the District’s speech language
71		-	pathologists has shepherded those with speech, voice, language, swallowing, and hearing
72		-	disorders on the path to success;
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74		-	RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
75		-	resolution may be cited as the “Speech Language Pathologist Appreciation Day Recognition
76		-	Resolution of 2023”.
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78		-	Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia recognizes the need to honor dedicate
79		-	speech-language pathologists, thank the American Speech- Language Hearing Association and
80		-	speech therapy awareness and advocacy groups for their work, and declare May 18, 2023 as
81		-	Speech Language Pathologist Appreciation Day in the District of Columbia.
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83		-	Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
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	94	+	Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia recognizes the need to honor dedicate 90
	95	+	speech-language pathologists, thank the American Speech-Language Hearing Association and 91
	96	+	speech therapy awareness and advocacy groups for their work, and declare May 18, 2023 as 92
	97	+	Speech Language Pathologist Appreciation Day in the District of Columbia. 93
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	99	+	Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon the first date of publication in 95
	100	+	the District of Columbia Register. 96